前苏联共合国乔治亚这一阵子流行用水蛭治疗疾病,以往欧洲人会用水蛭治疗痔疮,乔治亚人把这项疗法发扬光大,用来治疗其他疾病。 # O/ B0 H8 _( _ $ [: z5 W/ Z. S% f人在德国 社区 乔治亚很多诊所都提供水蛭疗法,病人得先跟诊所买一只水蛭,更年期妇女先把水蛭放在脖子上,经过一、二十分钟,水蛭吸完血,身体膨胀4倍,就可以取下,接着医师再把另外2只水蛭放在这名妇女上下牙龈上,等吸完血再取出,医师在患者伤口上贴上绷带,就算完成治疗。接受过治疗的妇女说,她们在更年期会出现的潮红和盗汗都有明显改善。9 y! L" y8 M; N; t; p, v
, j g+ o+ o! b9 Z7 r& [! O人在德国 社区 另外,有一些高血压或是经常性头痛病人,也会用水蛭疗法降低血压,或是治疗头痛。一名医师说,不但乔治亚人用水蛭治病,乌克兰、波兰、甚至德国,也有不少人接受这种疗法。 $ t- Y1 W9 a9 x+ u, `- E% p5 j 8 i1 Y) U$ s% M4 C frs238848.rs.hosteurope.de5 I; t) U. F: d9 Z& }
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Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 4 T, B# w8 P* M- drs238848.rs.hosteurope.de + C% q0 ^( v l' l Z" [' PLeeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits. 1 R9 q0 {5 ?4 [6 B2 k2 F) D# K2 d, f+ |$ D+ ~" G" s
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) [% Q: y& o6 {: d: B1 W人在德国 社区That idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia. 5 _+ J" f# h7 f5 P; q( g: i% Y人在德国 社区 * m, A& B h2 ~/ S. E' x% fDamien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.